Fedora package sponsorship

[Steven Dake]

Hi,

I see some package review requests coming in for ovirt on the Fedora
cloud sig, and I know there are more in the pipe.  I offer to act as a
sponsor for your project's packagers.

The job of a Fedora sponsor is:
1. Make sure the sponsored packager absolutely understands the Fedora
   packaging guidelines
2. Validate that the packager understands the review process and can
   review other people's packages
3. Answer your questions after you have become a packager when your are
   blocked by a package review

After being accepted into the packager group, there is a general
expectation the new packager will help other people package software by
reviewing other packager's review request bugzillas.

To meet #1 and #2 requirements above, I have a general expectation that
packagers will review other people's packages and essentially show they
are effective in packaging and review process before reviewing your
actual packages.

To help move that along, rather then submitting a package to Fedora for
review, and then blocking for 4-6 weeks while the prospective packager
learns the ropes, I'd suggest learning the ropes and then submit packages.

The more packagers, the slower the process will be (to train 10 people
takes more time then to train 2-3).

I'd suggest working together as a community to identify who you would
like to act as Fedora packagers for ovirt.  Once that step is done, each
individual person can contact me offlist for next steps to becoming a
packager.

Regards
-steve